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NMU ID Information

General information and uses

NMU uses an account generation system to standardize NMU user accounts. Users will use the same account throughout their affiliation with the university. For students this means as long as they maintain an ongoing enrollment they will retain all privileges associated with their NMU account.

Every user at NMU receives a unique NMU ID (emailid) and password that allows access to the following:

High speed on-campus wired Ethernet connections from public netbars, classrooms, or dorm rooms. See Connecting on campus, using a wireless connection. Wireless connectivity is available in the Library, Dome, West Science, NSF, family housing, and other areas on campus. ThinkPads and iBooks feature built-in wireless.

If you have problem with your ID's, please see the Help Desk in LRC, room 116.

Special Note: User data and e-mail on notebooks and other servers are the responsibility of the user, therefore you should keep MULTIPLE backups of your data for protection. For information on backing up files see Backing up files (ThinkPad) or Backing up files (iBook).

Students

Newly admitted students

NMU user accounts are generated for students when they have been admitted to the university.
Newly admitted users have a 5MB space limit and cannot register devices for use on the NMU network.

Registered/Enrolled students

NMU students that are registered or enrolled in courses at the university will continue to use the user account has been generated for them.

Registered students have a 1GB space limit and can register devices for use on the NMU network. See COMPUTER REGISTRATION.
There is currently no limit for the number of devices that can be registered by a student a one time.**

*Only 2 LTE sim cards may be registered per user.

Staff, Faculty, and Adjunct Faculty

NMU user accounts for faculty and staff are created and are activated using dates supplied by Human Resources.

NMU employees have a 1GB space limit and can register devices for use on the NMU network. See computer registration.

There is currently no limit for the number of devices that can be registered by a student a one time.**

*Only 2 LTE SIM cards may be issued per student.

Disabling of NMU User accounts

The disabling of an NMU user account will result in the following:

-- No access to NMU LTE
-- Loss of ability to register computers
-- All computers registered the user account at the time it was disabled will be de-registered

Disabled NMU accounts will retain access to the following services.

NMU users leaving the university will retain email access for the times specified below.

Undergraduate Students

NMU user accounts will remain active for one year after account enters a non-student status

Graduate Students

NMU user Accounts will remain active for three years after account enters a non-student status

Faculty/Staff

All university employees, whether part-time or full-time, who leave the university under normal circumstances will retain their NMU email account for one year from their separation date. Retirees will retain their email account for life.